Mentawai Tourism

Located in the middle of Indian Ocean, 150 km and takes 10 hours trip from Padang by boat and if you go by fast boat it’s will take less than 3-5 hours. The Mentawai Islands have been administered as a regency within the West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) province since 1999. The regency seat is Tua Pejat, located on the island of Sipura. Padang, the capital of the province, lies on the Sumatran mainla

nd opposite Siberut.The total area reached 6011.35 km2 with a population numbered 384 718 inhabitants, covering 17 Districts. The Mentawai archipelago has been ecologically isolated from mainland Sumatra since the mid-Pleistocene period, resulting in high levels of endemism amongst its indigenous flora and fauna. Siberut is largely covered with primary dipterocarp and mixed forest, as well as smaller areas of secondary forest and freshwater, sago, and mangrove swamps. High conservation value has attracted the attention of World Wide Fund for Nature and United Nations body UNESCO resulting in the declaration of the Siberut National Park (Taman Nasional Siberut) encompassing slightly less than half of the island. Siberut has attracted most attention from culture/nature tourists and researchers. The island has an area of approximately 500 800 hectares and has a population of around 22,500 citizens, 90% of whom are indigenous Mentawaians. http://www.mentawaisurftravel.com/?cat=4